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(1)The Authority may make an administration application under Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act [F2or Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order] in relation to a company or insolvent partnership which—
(a)is or has been an authorised person,
(b)is or has been an appointed representative, or
(c)is carrying on or has carried on a regulated activity in contravention of the general prohibition.
(2)Subsection (3) applies in relation to an administration application made (or a petition presented) by the Authority by virtue of this section.
(3)Any of the following shall be treated for the purpose of paragraph 11(a) of Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act [F3or paragraph 12(a) of Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order] as unable to pay its debts—
(a)a company or partnership in default on an obligation to pay a sum due and payable under an agreement, F4. . .
(b)an authorised deposit taker in default on an obligation to pay a sum due and payable in respect of a relevant deposit.[F5, and—
(c)an authorised reclaim fund in default on an obligation to pay a sum payable as a result of a claim made by virtue of section 1(2)(b) or 2(2)(b) of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008.]
(4)In this section—
“agreement” means an agreement the making or performance of which constitutes or is part of a regulated activity carried on by the company or partnership,
“authorised deposit taker” means a person with a Part IV permission to accept deposits (but not a person who has a Part IV permission to accept deposits only for the purpose of carrying on another regulated activity in accordance with that permission),
[F6“authorised reclaim fund” means a reclaim fund within the meaning given by section 5(1) of the Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 that is authorised for the purposes of this Act;]
“company” means a company—
in respect of which an administrator may be appointed under Schedule B1 to the 1986 Act, or
[F7in respect of which an administrator may be appointed under Schedule B1 to the 1989 Order,]
“relevant deposit” shall, ignoring any restriction on the meaning of deposit arising from the identity of the person making the deposit, be construed in accordance with—
section 22,
any relevant order under that section, and
Schedule 2.
(5)The definition of “authorised deposit taker” in subsection (4) shall be construed in accordance with—
(a)section 22,
(b)any relevant order under that section, and
(c)Schedule 2.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 359 substituted (15.9.2003) by Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40), ss. 248(3), 279, Sch. 17 para. 55 (with s. 249(1)-(3)); S.I. 2003/2093, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (subject to arts. 1(3)-(5), 3-8 (as amended by S.I. 2003/2332, art. 2)
F2Words in s. 359(1) substituted (N.I.) (27.3.2006) by The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 3(3), Sch. 2 para. 58(2); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (subject to S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)
F3Words in s. 359(3) substituted (N.I.) (27.3.2006) by The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 3(3), Sch. 2 para. 58(3); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (subject to S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)
F4Word in s. 359(3)(a) omitted (12.3.2009) by virtue of Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c. 31), ss. 15, 31(1), Sch. 2 para. 6(2); S.I. 2009/490, art. 2 (with art. 3)
F5S. 359(3)(c) and preceding word inserted (12.3.2009) by Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c. 31), ss. 15, 31(1), Sch. 2 para. 6(2); S.I. 2009/490, art. 2 (with art. 3)
F6S. 359(4): definition of "authorised reclaim fund" inserted (12.3.2009) by Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008 (c. 31), ss. 15, 31(1), Sch. 2 para. 6(3); S.I. 2009/490, art. 2 (with art. 3)
F7S. 359(4): in the definition of "company", paragraph (b) substituted (N.I.) (27.3.2006) by The Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1455 (N.I. 10)), arts. 1(3), 3(3), Sch. 2 para. 58(4); S.R. 2006/21, art. 2 (subject to S.R. 2006/22, arts. 2-7)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 359 applied (with modifications) (1.11.2009) by The Payment Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/209), regs. 1(2)(c), 95, Sch. 5 para. 6 (with reg. 3) (as amended (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), Sch. 2 para. 155(6)(f) (with Sch. 2 para. 156))
C2S. 359 applied (with modifications) (30.4.2011) by The Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/99), regs. 1(2)(b), 62, Sch. 3 para. 7 (with reg. 3) (as amended (1.4.2013) by The Financial Services Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/472), Sch. 2 para. 196(5)(g))
C3S. 359(1)-(4) applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (13.9.2004) by Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004 (S.R. 2004/307), reg. 6
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